Jon was 70 at the time, but the union was considered acceptable because Lysa had been deflowered and ‘spoiled’ by Littlefinger, who was the son of a minor house in the region being fostered at Riverrun.
Lysa Tully ended up in a powerful, but less desirable marriage to the elderly Jon Arryn, Lord of the Vale. Catelyn was set to be married off to Ned’s older brother Brandon Stark, but he was burned alive by the mad king Aerys leading up to Robert’s Rebellion.
At the start of Game of Thrones, they were led by Lord Hoster Tully, who had three children: Catelyn, Edmure, and Lysa. House Tully are the traditional lords of the Riverlands, and their seat is the castle of Riverrun.
It’s hard to forget what happened there: Walder Frey slaughtered Robb Stark and all his bannermen in an act that turned control of the Riverlands over from the Tullys to the Freys.īut who exactly are all the Tullys and Freys, again? What were they up to in the earlier seasons, and where are they all now? It’s easy to get a little confused when there are so many noble houses and lords to keep track of, so we’ve prepared a little refresher to get you ready for all the carnage we’re sure is about to go down in the heart of Westeros. In the last episode of Game of Thrones, we returned to the Riverlands for the first time since The Red Wedding at the end of season three.
